The EMS Educator

Does your classroom have a joyful buzz? Jonathan St. George has it figured out--as the founder of the Protected Airway Collaborative (PAC), Jonathan was inspired by a museum visit to create a learning environment like no other. Join us as we dive into his innovative world of airway management education.  Prodigy EMS team members Maia Dorsett and Shane O'Donnell report from the PAC as they experienced the self-directed learning approach firsthand.  Listen to their interviews with Jace Mullen and Andrew Merelman, and learn how to enhance your instructional delivery through this pioneering educational format. Mentioned in the episode: Protected Airway Collaborative: https://theprotectedairway.com/ Flipped Classroom: https://bokcenter.harvard.edu/flipped-classrooms Self Directed Learning: https://www.self-directed.org/sde/ Ginger Locke highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube, TikTok & IG.

What if the best EMS educators weren't clinicians, but patients themselves? In this episode, hosts Hilary Gates and Maia Dorsett welcome sudden cardiac arrest survivor Nova McCarthy and medical director Alicia Bond for an insightful discussion on how patient experiences can enhance EMS education. Nova describes her experience as a keynote speaker and explores the power of patient-centered learning. She details powerful moments from her near-death experience, including the compassion and kind words of the EMS clinicians who cared for her.  Listen in to discover how EMS providers can learn directly from those they serve—gaining deeper empathy, refining communication, and improving decision-making in high-stakes moments.  This conversation challenges traditional training methods and offers an innovative take on EMS education.  Mentioned in the episode: Heartsight Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Trauma Survivors Network Near Death Experiences Email Alicia Bond: jcemsmedical@gmail.com Email Nova McCarthy: mccarthynova@gmail.com State of Jefferson EMS Conference Ginger Locke highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube, TikTok & IG.

How do EMS clinicians process the trauma they witness daily—and how can they be better supported? In this episode of The EMS Educator podcast, hosts Rob Lawrence, Hilary Gates and Maia Dorsett explore the critical topic of trauma stewardship with guest Ronit Reguer, the first behavioral health coordinator for DC Fire and EMS. Together, they unpack the challenges of emotional resilience, the importance of proactive mental health care, and the cultural shifts shaping the future of first responder support. Ronit shares her experiences implementing innovative wellness initiatives, from peer support programs to “Wellness Wednesdays,” and offers powerful insights on addressing trauma before it leads to burnout. Whether you're an EMS clinician, educator, or leader, this episode delivers vital lessons on fostering a culture of care that ensures long and meaningful careers as well as healthy humans. Mentioned in the episode: Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky https://traumastewardship.com/inside-the-book/ The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748 Ginger Locke highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube, TikTok & IG.

Want more advice about how to effectively create EMS credentialing programs for your learners? In the latest episode of the EMS Educator Podcast, join hosts Rob Lawrence, Hilary Gates, and Maia Dorsett for a dynamic conversation with guests Dr. Jeremy Cushman and Shane O'Donnell. They dive into the intricacies of their successful educational program that trains EMS clinicians for specialty care transport (SCT). Jeremy and Shane discuss how to conduct needs assessments, perform gap analyses, and build learner-centered education models tailored to your system's unique demands. From psychomotor skill validation to fostering clinical acumen, this episode offers actionable insights for EMS educators and leaders. Whether you're refining an existing program or starting from scratch, this episode is packed with lessons and strategies to enhance EMS education and elevate patient care. Ginger Locke highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube, TikTok & IG.

How should EMS educators expand their reach beyond the classroom? Prodigy's new Associate Medical Director of Pediatrics Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, MD, MPH, FAAP shares her profound dedication to public health education and CPR training in Pittsburgh's community and beyond. Join hosts Rob Lawrence, Hilary Gates, and Maia Dorsett as they discuss Sylvia's life-saving training of University of Pittsburgh athletes to discussing her global initiatives, including her impactful work in Ghana. The hosts highlight critical disparities in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest responses and emphasize the importance of community-specific interventions. This episode explores how educators can expand their reach and provides practical insights for anyone aiming to become a force multiplier in public health. Listen in for inspiration and actionable tips to foster life-saving skills within your community. Ginger Locke highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." Bonus content: Rob interviews Jon Needle, Community Response Manager of the East of England Ambulance NHS Trust about the unique ways that our friends across the pond leverage their community members. Mentioned in the episode: Pitt Center for Cardiac Arrest Survival Ellie Breech saves her father's life with CPR Damar Hamlin's 3 for Heart Challenge Akoma United Disparities in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest  East of England Ambulance The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.  

Ginger Locke, newly-minted Prodigy teammate and host of the "Medic Mindset" podcast joins The EMS Educator podcast as co-host. She highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." We then dive into Ginger's EMS origin story and her ideas about the future of EMS education. Alongside Hilary Gates, Rob Lawrence, and Maia Dorsett, Ginger explores key aspects of creating a positive learning environment in EMS education. The conversation also touches on the evolving nature of EMS education, being a learner in our information-rich environment, data-driven customization of continuing education (CE), and the integration of new tools and technologies into practice. The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

What is belonging? Why is this critical for learning? In this episode, hosts Rob Lawrence and Dr. Maia Dorsett welcome expert guests, Dan Batsie, Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety for the State of Vermont; Dr. Heather Davis, Director of Assessment, UCLA School of Medicine, also taskforce chair of the IDEA Taskforce; and Ginger Locke, Prodigy's newest team member (also Associate Professor of EMS Professions at Austin Community College). Collectively they discuss the essential role that belonging plays in education, professional development, and organizational culture. Tune in to explore how to create inclusive environments that encourage connection, trust, and teamwork. We also took a moment to honor and congratulate Prodigy's Medical Director, Dr. Dorsett on being recognized as the NAEMT EMS Medical Director of the Year 2024. We couldn't be more proud of Maia on this achievement.   Resources IDEA for EMS: The IDEA Task Force was created to identify actionable ways to prevent and eliminate systemic racism and inequality and promote diversity and inclusion in the EMS community, including the National Registry. The Task Force is comprised of representatives from the EMS community and is led by the Chair of the National Registry of EMTs Board of Directors. Visit: Home | IDEA for EMS Preceptor Training Videos: Prodigy is excited to release this series of preceptor videos in partnership with the NREMT IDEA taskforce. These are free for you to use in your own preceptor training. These videos are intended to be used as part of your preceptor training or education program. We will continue to release more videos on this page as they become available. If you are using them in your own training, please give credit to Prodigy EMS and the NREMT IDEA task force. Videos should be used in whole and not edited. Visit: https://marketing.prodigyems.com/preceptor-nremt NAEMT EMS Medical Director of the Year Award:  Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, Rochester, New York 2024, sponsored by Bound Tree. Visit: https://www.naemt.org/docs/default-source/media-docs/naemt-press-releases/2024/2024-national-ems-awards-of-excellence-recipients-8-17-24v2.pdf?sfvrsn=6b6bf193_3 The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.  

Cultivating EMS Educators: The Role of Mentorship In this episode, we dive into the intersecting worlds of EMS education and mentorship with guest Jonathan Jenkins, a seasoned EMS educator. As a surprise, we're also joined by Mike Taigman, a renowned expert in EMS and healthcare improvement and mentor to many. Together, they explore the critical role of mentorship in developing new EMS educators, sharing insights, personal stories, and practical advice. Whether you're an aspiring EMS educator or a seasoned professional, tune in for this conversation on the power of mentorship for EMS educators

Creating and managing realistic patient simulations is not an easy task.  EMS educators have a lot on their plate -- from designing the scenario to training facilitators to choosing the equipment to avoiding training scars.  What are best practices? We asked simulation gurus Brittany Prater, Director of Alabama EMS Region One and Robby May, ALS Education Specialist at Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue.  Listen as Rob, Maia and Hilary ask about the tricks of the trade and learn how to make your simulations prepare students for the real world. Mentioned in the episode: Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein  https://www.amazon.com/Sources-Power-People-Make-Decisions/dp/0262611465 Society for Simulation in Healthcare  https://www.ssih.org/ Healthy Simulation https://www.healthysimulation.com/ I'm a New Medic. And I'm Scared to Death. https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/emsworld/perspectives/im-new-medic-and-im-scared-death Brittany.prater@calhoun.edu robby.k.may@gmail.com The EMS Educator will publish on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

On July 1, 2024, the NREMT will transition from the current psychomotor examinations to the new AEMT Certification Examination and new Paramedic Certification Examination.  According to the NREMT, this will "bring Paramedic and AEMT examinations in line with most other health-based professions, which have made similar updates in recent years, and matches the best research and science that's currently available."  What should educators be doing to prepare? How should students understand the change? What do we think will happen once the change is made?   Hosts Maia Dorsett and Hilary Gates interview Paul Rosenberger, NREMT Examinations Content Manager and David Fifer, Assistant Professor in the Paramedic Program at Eastern Kentucky University to get the answers.  Mentioned in the episode: Follow David Fifer at https://x.com/DownToFifer Davidfifer@eku.edu Paul Rosenberger prosenberger@nremt.org PEC Clinical Judgment paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10903127.2022.2048756 NAEMSE webinars: https://naemse.org/page/UpcomingWebinars FAQs about this change can be found at: https://nremt.org/Document/ALS-Certification-Examination-FAQ The EMS Educator will publish on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

How, where, when and why should we be training our EMS clinicians to take care of tiny humans? Look no further for the answers, as we have subject matter expert Stephanie Ashford, Division Chief of Clinical Practice at the Saint Charles County (MO) Ambulance District.  Stephanie has proven advice on how to successfully integrate pediatric readiness and skills training for your agency.  Tiny humans are sometimes terrifying (smaller parts, requires math, etc.), and Stephanie's experience teaches us how to implement Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice as well as other mantras such as "Pause, Prescribe, Replay" so that we are basing our training on proven research.   Take a listen and be sure to check out the Peds Ready PPRP Assessment, open from May- July: https://emspedsready.org/  Mentioned in the episode: Follow Stephanie on X: https://twitter.com/ashfordmom Peak by Anders Ericsson  Kirkpatrick Model Dr. John Hoyle SCCAD EMS STARS Program The EMS Educator will publish on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops! This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.  

How involved in education is the medical director for your paramedic program? If you answered, "Not very much," you are not alone.  Join us as we interview research authors Michael Kaduce and Jonathan Powell, who recently published a paper in Prehospital Emergency Care titled: Medical Directors, Facilities, and Finances: Resource Deficiencies in Accredited Paramedic Programs. Their objective was to evaluate US paramedic program resources and identify common deficiencies that may affect program completion. A lack of medical director engagement in educational activities, inadequate facility resources, and a lack of available financial resources affected the educational environment.  They surveyed those who are directly affected: paramedic students. Guests: Michael Kaduce Jonathan Powell The EMS Educator will publish on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops! This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

How do you know that your teaching is effective?  We asked Tom Grawey, D.O., who is  Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Medical College of Wisconsin, EMS Medical Director for Gateway Technical College, and Assistant Medical Director,  Milwaukee County OEM.  He said, "I thought what I was teaching would actually change behavior.  I was later surprised to see it wasn't happening." Hosts Maia Dorsett, Rob Lawrence and Hilary Gates discuss with Tom how to solve education problems with education, teach to your learner's values and teach to change, not to disseminate knowledge. Mentioned in this episode: Tom Grawey, DO https://twitter.com/EMtgDO Nancy Duarte: Resonate How to Write Learning Objectives The Affective Domain of Education The EMS Educator will publish on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops! This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

Could your next work partner be… Australian? If some folks in California have their way, the answer is yes.  Working to solve the ongoing staffing shortage, a group of innovative EMS leaders in California and Australia are thinking differently: bringing well-trained EMS clinicians from Australia to join the U.S. ranks.  How do they do it? Hosts Rob Lawrence and Hilary Gates interview the impressive cast of characters.  We discuss the logistics, the education, the paperwork, and of course, the accents. Guests on this episode: Paramedic Kaya Shults kayarainshults@gmail.com Paramedic Sam Fiorin samuel.fiorin01@gmail.com Dannie Wurtz, EMT-P, RN; CEO at International Medic Solutions dannie@internationalmedicsolutions.com Joe Wurtz, Co-Founder & COO at International Medic Solutions joe@internationalmedicsolutions.com Neil Noble, Managing Director at Australia EMS neil.noble@australiaems.com.au Jimmy Pierson, President & COO at Medic Ambulance Service jpierson@medicambulance.net This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.  

You've heard the term "bystander," but probably not "upstander." What is it? Hosts Rob Lawrence, Maia Dorsett and Hilary Gates are joined by University of Pittsburgh's Rickquel Tripp, MD, MPH, CDR, USNR: Vice Chair of Diversity, Inclusion & Health Equity, Department of Emergency Medicine; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; EMS Medical Director, Penn Hills, SouthEast Regional, Lower Valley and Foxwall; Emergency Department Attending Physician. Dr. Tripp teaches us about implicit bias and how an upstander will not stand quietly by but will instead engage in support of a person or group who may be being bullied or attacked.  How should we teach this in our EMS systems? How do we create a safe space and a culture that celebrates this behavior? Bias is often motivated by fear, anxiety or the unknown. Resources: NAEMSP Pre Conference Workshop: "Empowering Leadership: Building Equity and Excellence into EMS Systems" on Jan. 8, 2024 8 am-5 pm Upstander Handout The Fearless Organization by Amy Edmonson This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

Is this going to be on the test?  Educators having been cringing at this question as long as tests have existed because of a perceived time-lapse between research-driven advances in best practice and incorporation into high stakes testing - but these days are numbered. In this episode of the EMS Educator podcast, we host EMS Education experts and members of the National Registry research team, Chris Gage (current NREMT research fellow), Dr. Ash Panchal (NREMT Research director) and Dr. Kim McKenna (paramedic educator and NREMT Board member) to discuss their publication of the Consensus Standard for Evidence Integration into EMS Education and High Stakes Testing which describes the strategy for incorporating research evidence into EMS education and the NREMT certification exam. We discuss why this work was necessary, the process by which the strategy was developed, and why the future is bright for evidence implementation in EMS education and clinical practice.   Additional resources for EMS educators:   The Prehospital Guidelines Consortium list of prehospital Evidence-Based guidelines and EMS Professionals Reading List   This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? For more info visit www.emsgiveslife.org Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

Want to know more about the NREMT's National EMS ID?  NREMT initiated this project in early 2020 to help us gain insights into the EMS workforce, attrition, quality of education, provider credentialing and provision of quality patient care.  The ID will enable NREMT to follow learners from pre-matriculation to retirement  In this episode, Hilary Gates and Rob Lawrence explore the ID's current use, purpose, and future possibilities, including ways that EMS agencies, educators, leaders and clinicians can benefit from the EMS ID. Joining as guests are: Alan Arguello, COO of NREMT; Josh Tilton, NREMT Senior Program Manager; and Heather Davis, NREMT Board Member. Mentioned in the episode: https://www.nremt.org/document/national-ems-id EMS Compact Reel Emergency Vodcast This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.  

It's a hot topic right now: how should EMS utilize ultrasound as a part of out-of-hospital medicine? We asked the pros: three physicians who have set up programs, trained clinicians and analyzed data.  Join hosts Rob Lawrence, Hilary Gates and Maia Dorsett as we dive into lessons learned about the logistics, training and quality improvement around ultrasound in EMS.  Our guests for this episode: Jenna White, MD, FAEMS, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico; Frances Russell, MD, FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine & co-director for the Educational Ultrasound Initiative at Indiana University School of Medicine; and Melissa Miller, MD, Associate Medical Director, OCMO, Austin Travis County EMS.  Follow Dr. Russell at @IUEM_ultrasound and @fmbrussell. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

What training did you receive when you became a field preceptor? Many in EMS would reply, "Not much." In this episode, hosts Rob Lawrence, Maia Dorsett and Hilary Gates welcome educators Ginger Locke and Ashley Liebig from Austin, TX. Ginger and Ashley share their ideas about this topic after recently teaching a comprehensive preceptor training course.  They found training preceptors can shape positive department culture, create a safe space for feedback, and help everyone find a sense of belonging.   Mentioned in the episode: Geoffrey Cohen, Belonging Medic Mindset “Finding Feedback” Radical Candor by Kim Scott Brene Brown This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

In 2020, the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education (CAPCE)  reported a 179% increase in course completions compared to the two prior years, as well as a 185% increase in online distributive learning.  Live/in person education represented just 1% of CAPCE-accredited refresher completions in 2020.  What does this say about the future of EMS education? How does this trend away from live courses toward online education affect student retention, skills and evidence-based education? Is this the "new normal"? Hosts Rob Lawrence and Maia Dorsett join the host of the PEC Podcast, Hawnwan Philip Moy, MD, FACEP, FAEMS to discuss these impressive numbers with the authors of the study: Juan March, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, Chief, at ECU Division of EMS, CAPCE Board of Directors; Nicole Camarillo, Data Coordinator at CAPCE and Stephen Taylor, MHS, FAEMS, EMS Specialist at ECU Division of EMS. PEC paper discussed on this episode: March, J. A., Scott, J., Camarillo, N., Bailey, S., Holley, J. E., & Taylor, S. E. (2022). Effects of COVID-19 on EMS refresher course completion and delivery. Prehospital Emergency Care, 26(5), 617-622. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

This year has brought many changes in the care provision landscape for obstetric patients. As with many aspects of care, access to maternity care is inequitable by geographic location. Legislative changes in the last year have exacerbated these geographic inequities and EMS is called upon to help meet the needs of patients in these challenging circumstances. In one state, Tennessee, EMS is seeing extraordinarily long transports and due to legislative changes, physicians are facing potential prosecution for treating patients. Join us as we discuss protocol and just-in-time educational needs, psychosocial aspects of care and collaborative efforts between EMS and OB in this arena. Special guests on this episode are Tracy Coffey, MD, FACOG, OB/GYN, who is Department Chair and Medical Director of Women's Services at Tennova Healthcare Clarksville, TN.   Ashley N. Huff, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, who is an emergency physician and Air Evac Lifeteam/Global Medical Response EMS Medical Director in TN. https://www.marchofdimes.org/maternity-care-deserts-report Ruth's Army Tennessee This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

It's Recert season! The NREMT has permanently removed limits on distributive education for recertification. What does “distributive education” mean and how does this change impact clinicians and educators alike? Join us as we discuss how to use education to cultivate curiosity in our learners, support lifelong learning and improve equity. Some educational delivery models are better suited than others to meet learning objectives: what are they? How can we use our own agency's data to enhance education? Hear from educational experts Megan Corry, EdD, EMTP, CHSE, Paramedic Program Director at the City College of San Francisco and Casey Patrick, MD, FAEMS, Medical Director at ESD 11 Mobile Healthcare & Asst. Medical Director of MCHD EMS in Houston. Mentioned in the episode: MCHD Paramedic Podcast PCRF educational research podcast Reel Emergency vodcast This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

On Aug. 17, 2022, the NREMT Board rescinded a resolution that would have done away with graduation from a nationally accredited paramedic program as a requirement for eligibility for national certification.  Why? What led to the decision? What prompted the resolution in the first place? Join NREMT Executive Director Bill Seifarth, NREMT Board Chair Kevin Mackey and NREMT Board Member Maia Dorsett as they discuss the process and answer burning questions about this dramatic period of events.   NREMT Statement Rescinding the Resolution This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn a $1000 reward for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

A more diverse EMS workforce provides more equitable care, so how can we help EMS look more like the population it serves?  We must examine our policies and their impact on who we are hiring and retaining. Hear from guests Katie O'Connor, EMS Educator and simulation expert in LA County and Washington D.C.'s GWU, Sahaj Khalsa, Santa Fe (NM) Community College's EMS Program Director and Prodigy's Medical Director Dr. Maia Dorsett. Our guests discuss how Social Determinants of Health can affect employee success and how our seemingly well-thought out requirements may actually harm our diversity efforts.   If you're a chief, recruiter, educator or EMS employer, this podcast is a must listen.  The people who write policies are gatekeepers to this profession, and we still have a ways to go to diversify the EMS workforce. Have a listen to Part 1, Addressing Bias in Patient Care, which was released earlier in June! Mentioned in the episode: Females and Minority Racial/Ethnic Groups Remain Underrepresented in Emergency Medical Services: A Ten-Year Assessment, 2008–2017 Crowe, R. et al www.blackfirebrigade.com Freedom House 2.0 Get in touch with our guests: Sahaj Khalsa: @ssk040 Katie O'Connor: @kathleenoco maiadorsett@gmail.com  This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn a $1000 reward for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

How can EMS educators and leaders help prevent bias in patient care? One way is to make the unconscious conscious.  We welcome guests Katie O'Connor, EMS Educator and simulation expert in LA County and Washington D.C.'s GWU, and Sahaj Khalsa, Santa Fe (NM) Community College's EMS Program Director.  Prodigy's Medical Director Dr. Maia Dorsett also weighs in. Our guests discuss the importance of definitions, why words matter and the prevalence of bias in simulation (racial, age, gender, etc.).  They give tips on how to normalize the discussion, destigmatize bias and not always use white male manikins.   If you're an educator, chief, EMS employer, look at your data around this issue. Look at your scenarios and what they are reinforcing.  Your clinicians will respond and improve. Look for Part 2, Addressing Bias in Your Agency, to be released in July! Mentioned in the episode: Influence of patient race on administration of analgesia by student paramedics Get in touch with our guests: Sahaj Khalsa: @ssk040 Katie O'Connor: @kathleenoco maiadorsett@gmail.com  This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn a $1000 reward for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

Learn how to create effective, meaningful learning experiences for students in your EMS classroom. Hear from fellow educators about creative ways to implement FOAMed.  Benji McCollum, NRP, RN, Paramedic Program Director at Midlands Technical College describes teach-back presentations, using SMEs, and teaching hands-on skills in a virtual environment.  Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD, Prodigy EMS's Medical Director touts an evidence-based medicine curriculum that teaches research but always in the context of clinical care.  Tune in to learn more about activating and engaging lifelong learners. Mentioned in the episode: "Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning" by Roediger, et al "Sources of Power" by Gary Klein Reel Emergency Vodcast Get in touch with our guests: benjimccollum@gmail.com maiadorsett@gmail.com  This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! $1000 reward for your best work! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

EMS should use lights and sirens selectively, the same as any clinical intervention for our patients. On Feb. 14, 2022, leaders of many EMS associations published a statement calling for decrease in use of red lights and sirens for EMS responses and transports.  Data from NHTSA and Dr. Doug Kupas's seminal paper on the use of red lights and sirens in EMS that fewer than 7% of patients transported to the hospital with lights and sirens received a life-saving intervention upon arrival in the ED. Rob and Hilary interview two of the leaders of research and change on this topic: Brooke Burton, Quality Improvement & Controlled Substances Manager at Unified Fire Authority in Salt Lake City, Utah and Bryan Wilson, EM/EMS Physician at St. Luke's University Health Network and EMS Medical Director for City of Bethlehem EMS.  They discuss the need to educate the public and local governments that clinical care is more important than response times. Find out more about the NEMSQA Quality Improvement Initiative. Contact our guests at bryan.wilson@sluhn.org and bburton@unifiedfire.org. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

Prodigy EMS is proud to welcome our new medical director, Maia Dorsett, MD, PhD.  Maia chats with Rob and Hilary about her educational philosophies, especially around cultivating lifelong learning, creating psychological safety in the classroom, just culture and systems thinking.  Check out the PEC position paper Maia co-authored on going beyond skills training in EMS, and follow her on Twitter @maiadorsett. Want to check out the references? Here is the link to The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge. Listen to Ginger Locke's Medic Mindset podcast episode on lift assists here.   Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

EMS brings innovation, nimbleness and much-needed value to the healthcare community with MIH/CP programs of various shapes and sizes.  So how can EMS organizations best prepare community paramedics for this expanded role? Rob and Hilary interview two originators of successful MIH/CP programs: Anne Jensen of San Diego FR and Adam Heinz of REMSA (Reno, NV).  Our discussion explores training, partnerships, resource management, funding, the Triple Aim, time scales, SDOH, and how to start up.  Because CPs "don't do easy." Reach Anne at ajensen@sandiego.gov and Adam at aheinz@remsa-cf.com This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

EMS research should go hand-in-hand with our clinical training. It requires collaboration, context and curiosity.  How can educators best support research?  Satisfy student curiosity by encouraging them to research what interests them.  From who says prayers for patients to paramedics using marijuana to which suctions sucks better, conducting research and learning about our profession makes us all better. On Nov. 30, 2021, join your fellow EMS clinicians at the free 24-hour International Research Conference 2021: Global Developments in EMS Research.  You'll earn CE credit and hear topics such as monitoring the gazes of novice medics during defibrillation, suicidality and  compassion fatigue, how we should evaluate claims on social media, TXA and whole blood for trauma, and more.  These are new ideas, on the cutting edge of science, and not yet in textbooks. CE powered by Prodigy EMS.  In this episode, Rob Lawrence interviews the international panel of guests hosting this conference:  Julia Williams, Professor of Paramedic Science at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK; Linda Ross, Associate Professor & Deputy Head of the Paramedicine Department at Monash University in Australia; & David Page, Director of the Prehospital Care Research Forum at UCLA in the US. To see the agenda and register for the research conference, click here. Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

How do we improve the dismal 10% survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Who better to ask than 4-time SCA survivor and retired fire chief Wayne Kewitsch alongside emergency physician and Resuscitation Scientist Johanna Moore? Johanna focuses her cutting-edge research on perfusion and found that raising the head of the patient improves neurological outcomes. Wayne is now the Executive Director of MnFIRE, which focuses on firefighter health and wellness. Take a listen as Rob and Hilary dig into the power of education, changing culture, tech advances, and pigs.  Register for the free State of the Future of Resuscitation conference and earn free CAPCE credit on Oct. 20&21 from 1-4 CT. Hear Wayne, Johanna and other thought leaders talk about resuscitation excellence. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

Since 1970, the NREMT has been laying out the standards for minimum competency for the nation's EMS providers. Join us for an interview with Chief Certification Officer Mark Terry, where we pull back the curtain on the workings of the NREMT.  In 48 states, with more than 425,000 registered, NREMT made bold but necessary changes during the covid pandemic, including the recertification of a record number of providers.   This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

In 1998, Ray Fowler & Paul Pepe created the Gathering of Eagles.  What has Ray learned over 22 years of educating docs & EMS providers?  Rob Lawrence & Hilary Gates get soundbites from the guru himself--you'll hear about Ectochrome, head-up CPR, interleaving, flip phones and Richard Feynman.  The 2021 Gathering of Eagles conference is now available online! For the first time ever, you can watch the entire conference online at your own pace, powered by Prodigy EMS. This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Find the Gathering of Eagles content and more at www.prodigyems.com. Eagles registrants get automatic access to the online conference.  Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

The pandemic ushered in a plethora of pivots in EMS education.  How did educators Tom Bouthillet, Paul Pepe and Peter Antevy put together 30 hours of free online education? What does the future of EMS education hold? Is it mostly online? Should we go back to in-person courses? Join hosts Hilary Gates and Rob Lawrence as they discuss with Tom and Peter EMS education models, quality control, culture hurdles and British tacos.  This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life.  Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Find the Refresh content and more at www.prodigyems.com. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

EMS's use of ketamine for behavioral emergencies continues to rile up the media & elected officials.  Why? How should EMS educate the public & our providers to ensure the best care for our patients? Here we interview data gurus Drs. Remle Crowe & Brent Myers, who published extensive findings on ketamine use by EMS.  For more on this topic, check out Dr. Jeff Jarvis's episode on the EMS Lighthouse Project. The EMS Educator podcast has relevant, high-quality discussions around best practices in EMS education: interviews with experts in EMS, education, simulation, medical direction & leadership. Find more at www.prodigyems.com. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.

At New Orleans EMS, Medical Directors Emily Nichols & Meg Marino created the Diversity & Inclusion Council to improve access & promote diversity in EMS. How did they do it? The EMS Educator podcast has relevant, high-quality discussions around best practices in EMS education: Find more at www.prodigyems.com. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.